It's well known that many similar  attempts have been made over the
years to patent variations on the trombone design, but authorities
always overturn such efforts because the trombone is considered both
an elemental product of nature and an artistic work, thus not
patentable... ;)

On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Gasiorowski, Mary (GLSD)
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> Yes, after doing something useful (creating the saxhorn brasswind family), Adolphe went downhill and recycled the ophicleide by adding a clarinet reed and naming it the saxophone...
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> Certain members of our delegation may enjoy this story:
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> June 28, 1846: Parisian Inventor Patents Saxophone
> http://bit.ly/9YQG3A (Wired.com)
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